Wire fastener



April 22, 1930. w, MQNTEITH 1,755,553

WIRE FASTENER Filed Jan. 18, 192'? Patented Apr. 22, 1930 UNITED STATES.

WIRE FASEYENER Application filed January 18, 19 37., Serial rsr' ,csa

This invention relates to securing elements and more particularly to a securing element especially adapted for use in attaching wires or the like and intended to replace the ordinary staple.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may 7 be readily applied to the'wire andwhich, when in applied position, provides a broad contact with the wire, securely holding the same in position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be very readily and cheaply manufactured and which will be durable and efficient in service.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily withdrawn from the material in which it is embedded. V

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein I Figure 1 is a view partially in section showing a securing element constructed in, accordance with my invention applied to secure a wire to a post;

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a perspective of the nail element;

Figure 4 is a perspective of the keeper element. I

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the securing element is formed 1n two sections 10 and 11, hereinafter referred to as the keeper element and nail element respectively. The keeper element 10 is in the form of an angle, the arms 12 and 13 of which are substantially at right angles to one another. The arm 12 has formed therein a rectangular opening 14 for the passage of I the nail which is rectangular in cross section to fit the opening 14, while the arm 13 tapers to a point 15 adapted to enter the material to which the element is to be secured. The nail element 10 comprises a body 16 tapering longitudinally to provide apoint 17 at one end thereof. The opposite end of the body is provided with an integrally formed head 18 providing an inwardly facing shoulder 19 at 5 we side: of the body. The body 16 at this! of connection with the head is prefers-i bly'of tlre same: size and shape as the-epening 114:: through wliielr it; passes. V In applying thedevicfe, the keeper element is placed upon the: nailandpnshed back. until it. engagesbeneaththe head This places; the. arm 13v of the; keeper "element in opposition; to the bedy 16 :oftlre nail andthewire is gaged between-v these two elements and-the naildriven'in until both the: nailand keeper element. have been embedded-in the mater to which they are app-lied to. the g est; possible entent.- It; will; be list d. tha 65. theielement which is being secured. '11; same; to: maintain disarm-12 at; k epe 6 spaced from the. surface to; which it tacked, sothat; im a slew. he may, be engagedheneath he lange by; the keeper "to simu ta eo sly Wi both the keeper and l g ill 5 9 e, noted; thatbcth the, keep ran er i uniform thickness and y; t hnsgbe; prod d krystriking the s e frQm-V' h etmemls -t 5, proper kind. v r

Iti mintedeat-thatsiacethe 18 p jects only to one side of the nail and the opening 14 in which the nail fits extends longitudinally of the arm 12, this head can only be applied to overlie the free or attached end of the arm 12, as application of the nail in such manner that the shoulder 19 overlies the free end of the body will render application of the staple extremely difficult. It will follow that this head will be positioned to overlie the attached end of the body. In this Way, the strain is applied, more nearly against the pointed end or arm of the keeper and the shoulder overlies the wire W or other element which is being secured, so that there is no tendency to deflect the free end of the arm 12 downwardly and render insertion of the claws of a hammer diificult.

Since the construction hereinbefore set as, forth is capable of a certain range of change and modification without materially departing from the spirit of the invention, I do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed. Lao

I claim 1. A securing element comprising a relatively thin, fiat nail having a head of the same thickness as the body, the head projecting in one direction in the plane of the nail to form an inwardly facing shoulder, and an angular keeper, the arms of which are disposed substantially at right angles, one of said arms being sharpened, the other arm having a rectangular passage through which the nail passes and which the nail fits, the head of the nail projecting laterally from the body of the nail a distance approximately equal to the distance between the aperture in the keeper and the point of junction between the arms whereby the sharpened end of the keeper may be forced for a considerable distance into the material into which the nail is being driven.

2. Asecuring element comprising a keeper,

" and a nail, the nail being relatively'thin and fiat and being formed at its outer end with a head having the same thickness as the body of the nail, this head projecting laterally in one direction from the body of thenail to form an inwardly facing shoulder, the keeper being angular in form to provide two arms at right angles to each other, one of said arms being sharpened and in use extending approximately parallel to the nail, the other arm having a rectangular passage for the body of the nail, the passage fitting the nail snugly and having a widthapproximately the same as the width of the nail, the distance between the junction of the two arms of the keeper and the adjacent end of the passage being approximately equal to the depth of said inwardly facing shoulder on the nail head, the apertured arm of the keeper being transversely and longitudinally flat throughout its entire extent.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 7 signature.

WILLIAM F. MONTEI-TH. 

